How to Add Visual to Dashboard in Power BI
In Power BI, a dashboard is used to visualize and analyze data from various sources. It allows you to create interactive reports and charts to gain insights from your data. Here’s how you can add a visual to a dashboard in Power BI:
- Open your Power BI application and go to the “Report” section.
- Create a new report or open an existing one where you want to add a visual.
- Select the visual you want to add from the “Visualizations” pane on the right side.
- Drag and drop the selected visual onto the report canvas.
- Customize the visual by adding data fields to the proper sections like “Values”, “Axis”, or “Legend”.
- Format and style the visual using the options available in the “Format” pane.
- Once you are satisfied with the visual, click on the “Save” button.
- To add the visual to a dashboard, go to the “Workspace” section.
- Create a new dashboard or open an existing one.
- In the dashboard view, click on the “Add tile” button.
- Select the “Report” option to add a visual from a report.
- Choose the desired report from the list.
- Select the visual you want to add from the report.
- Resize and position the visual tile on the dashboard as needed.
- Click on the “Pin” button to add the visual to the dashboard.
- Repeat the above steps to add more visuals to the dashboard.
By following the above steps, you can add visuals to your dashboard in Power BI. This allows you to create a visually appealing and interactive dashboard for analyzing your data.
Example:
Let’s say you have a sales report with a bar chart showing sales by product category. You can follow the steps mentioned above to add this bar chart visual to your dashboard. Then, you can resize and position the tile on the dashboard. This allows you to quickly view and analyze the sales data by product category directly from the dashboard.